Apply to Junior Fellows by March 25^th

What is Junior Fellows?  It is a select group of juniors and seniors from the University at large who are engaged in independent research projects under the direction of members of the faculty.

 The application is open to any qualified student from any program on campus who will have completed 60 hours prior to the Fall semester. Junior Fellows normally have a GPA of at least 3.75, but outstanding students whose abilities are manifested in other ways should not hesitate to apply. Although administered by the College of Liberal Arts, the program is open to all qualified students on campus. Many students from outside Liberal Arts are currently members. Go here for details and the application:

https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/lahonors/programs/junior-fellows/index.php

Take advantage of our extended deadlines for fall Study Abroad programs! Many programs have applications deadlines extended until March 15 and a few go all the way to April 1. All exchange and affiliate program deadlines are extended except for programs in Asia, Morocco, Switzerland and a few locations in Australia and New Zealand.

It’s as easy as 1-2-3: Explore, Apply and Go!

Attend an Explore info session or come in for peer advising to get started. To begin exploring programs that will meet your academic and personal goals, check out the program search or the online credit database.

Check out our website for details: https://world.utexas.edu/abroad/programs/fall

The GSC is looking for summer interns, and one of them could be you! Our summer interns primarily work with our summer orientation sessions, which includes tabling, talking with students, assisting with the orientation sessions themselves, and other special projects.

GSC summer internships can be applicable for course credit or personal enrichment. If you have any questions feel free to contact: gsc@austin.utexas.edu.

Application deadline: Tuesday, 4/19/19

Apply: click here

The Women’s Faculty Appreciation event is come and go and offers a way for students to converse with distinguished women faculty in an informal setting. This event focuses on recognizing the women faculty on campus in celebration of International Women’s Day, the day before.

When: Wednesday, Mar. 13, 4pm-6pm
Where: SAC 2.410

The Strauss Center is very pleased to announce the call for applications for the 2019-2020 Brumley Next Generation Graduate Fellows and Undergraduate Scholars programs. These unique opportunities provide research training and mentorships to exceptional undergraduate and graduate students at the University of Texas at Austin. The program is made possible by the generous support of Jon and Rebecca Brumley.

Please visit the Strauss Center’s NextGen program website for application information. The application deadline for both the Brumley Next Generation Fellows and Scholars programs is March 29, 2019.

This one-year program includes two key components: First, students will take a 3-credit research training and professional development course, taught in the fall of 2019. This course is designed to introduce students to policy work, including basic skills in policy research, analysis, and writing. Students will be trained on designing research strategies and proposals, conducting policy analysis, writing resumes and statements of purpose, crafting op-eds and blog posts, and planning for the steps in their career development. This course will be led by UT professors and Strauss Center Distinguished Scholars Dr. Michael Mosser and Dr. Stephanie Holmsten.

The Strauss Center launched the Next Generation Scholars program in 2010 with the goal of providing new research and mentorship opportunities for promising UT undergraduate students interested in careers in international security and law. This program now also includes a focus on civic engagement, expanding the reach of the program by engaging more students on a wider range of local, national, and international policy issues. Involving undergraduates in international affairs and civic engagement early in their career is an important part of the Strauss Center’s mission to prepare the next generation of leaders to help develop solutions to the most pressing public policy challenges.

Second, in the spring semester, the Next Generation Scholars will work closely with Dr. Mosser and Dr. Holmsten on a collaborative policy research project and report. Students should expect to maintain regular contact and meet biweekly for short meetings to assess progress on research and writing. The exact schedule for the spring will be determined at a later date to work around students’ course schedules. Students will also be awarded a stipend of $500 for the spring semester. Funding permitting, and contingent on positive performance evaluations, students may have the possibility of continuing as research interns at the Strauss Center after the year-long Next Generation Scholars program concludes.

The Burnt Orange Leadership Development fellowship is a new initiative from the Leadership and Ethics Institute where students will form a cohort of growing leaders, learn valuable leadership skills, and over the course of two years, discover and develop a network of connections and opportunities on campus.

As a fellow, students will learn to see the full impact of their experiences on campus, as well as identify how those experiences honed the skills future employers will be looking for.

The application for the Burnt Orange Leadership Development fellowship closes April 1, 2019. There will be a retreat for all fellows on April 7, 2019. For more information on the Burnt Orange Leadership Development fellowship email the Leadership and Ethics Institute at utlei@austin.utexas.edu or call at 512-232-5163.

In the spring of 2019, E3 Alliance and other regional partners will host a series of deliberative dialogues around Central Texas about education after high school. In this two-night dialogue series, held in five different locations across the region in late March and April, we will engage parents, students, educators, business leaders, policymakers and others in a structured conversation on this critical issue. Participants will learn about the strong connection between post-secondary credentials and economic mobility,
and identify actions that can be taken to overcome barriers and help students reach their goals. The output of these dialogues will:
• Help advance the college-going culture in our region
• Foster a sense of agency in acting on solutions for individual participants
• Impact the way E3 Alliance approaches its work with new insights for alignment

The Engaged Scholar Initiative Undergraduate Fellowship is a two-year program for juniors seeking a unique research experience with graduate students in the humanities. Seniors are also eligible to apply and will be considered for one-year fellowships.

The application is due on Friday, March 29 by 5:00 pm. For more information and the application, please visit the ESI website: https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/research/mellon-esi/.

Applications for the Business Public Policy Certificate are now open and will be accepted through March 10th.